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Building an Open Source 7MB AI Terminal with Agents and Code Editor (Rust/Tauri)

Terax is a lightweight AI terminal emulator (ADE) built with Tauri 2, Rust, and React 19. It packs a multi-tab terminal, code editor, file explorer, and AI side-panel with BYOK support into under 10MB, with no telemetry and OS keychain storage for keys.

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Building an Open Source 7MB AI Terminal with Agents and Code Editor (Rust/Tauri)
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  • Lightweight ~7MB, built with Rust + Tauri 2 + React 19.
  • Multi-tab terminal (xterm.js + WebGL), code editor (CodeMirror 6), file explorer, and web preview.
  • AI side-panel supports multiple providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) and local models via LM Studio; keys stored in OS keychain.
  • Open source (Apache-2.0), no account required, no telemetry.

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